Cell surface hydrophobicity is conveyed by S-layer proteins—a study in recombinant lactobacilli

Autor: Henk J. Busscher, Peter H. Pouwels, van der Henny C. Mei, Beatriz Martínez, van de Elizabeth Belt-Gritter

Publikováno v: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 28:127-134

Cell surface hydrophobicity is one of the most important factors controlling adhesion of microorganisms to surfaces. In this paper, cell surface properties of lactobacilli and recombinant lactobacilli with and without a surface layer protein (SLP) as

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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0927-7765(02)00144-3

Analysis of the interfacial properties of fibrillated and nonfibrillated oral streptococcal strains from electrophoretic mobility and titration measurements : Evidence for the shortcomings of the classical soft-particle approach

Autor: Willem Norde, Henk J. Busscher, van de Elizabeth Belt-Gritter, Jfl Duval, van der Henny C. Mei

Publikováno v: Langmuir 21 (2005) 24
Langmuir, 21(24), 11268-11282
Langmuir, 21(24), 11268-11282. AMER CHEMICAL SOC
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Langmuir, American Chemical Society, 2005, 21 (24), pp.11268-11282. ⟨10.1021/la051735q⟩

Chemical and structural intricacies of bacterial cells complicate the quantitative evaluation of the physicochemical properties pertaining to the cell surface. The presence of various types of cell surface appendages has a large impact on those prope

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Effect of consumption of dairy products with probiotic bacteria on biofilm formation on silicone rubber implant surfaces in an artificial throat

Autor: F Dijk, Fwj Albers, R. van Weissenbruch, van de Elizabeth Belt-Gritter, van der Henny C. Mei, Henk J. Busscher

Publikováno v: Food and Bioproducts Processing, 77(C2), 156-158

Indwelling voice prostheses are most often made of silicone rubber. However, the silicone rubber surface attracts large quantities of yeasts and bacteria and their colonization on the valve side of voice prostheses leads to frequent malfunctioning. I

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Interference in Initial Adhesion of Uropathogenic Bacteria and Yeasts to Silicone Rubber by a Lactobacillus Acidophilus Biosurfactant

Autor: Henk J. Busscher, Gregor Reid, van der Henny C. Mei, van de Elizabeth Belt-Gritter, Mmc Velraeds

Publikováno v: Journal of medical microbiology, 47(12), 1081-1085

Summary The ability of the Lactobacillus acidophilus RC14 biosurfactant ‘surlactin’ to inhibit the initial adhesion of various uropathogenic bacteria and two yeast strains to silicone rubber was investigated in a parallel-plate flow chamber in fi

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https://doi.org/10.1097/00005392-199910000-00145